Badges stolen from vehicles in Spalding
Police are looking into more than 20 cases of badges being stolen from vehicles parked in the Bourne Road, Hannam Boulevard and Pennygate areas of Spalding.The thefts happened overnight between...
View ArticleTwo women hurt after Donington road crash
Two women were taken to hospital after an Audi A3 and Chevrolet Aveo collided in Donington on Sunday.The accident happened on Bicker Road just after 12.20pm when the Audi, driven by a woman from...
View ArticleVigilante fears after bids to lure children
Fears vigilante gangs could take the law into their own hands are growing after a fifth attempt in the Deepings to lure young people into cars.Police have stepped up patrols in the area, but senior...
View ArticleState-of-the-art CCTV plan
Big Brother could soon be watching residents in Spalding – from Boston.Councillors are being asked to dig deep to ensure as many new cameras as possible can be activated from a state-of-the-art...
View ArticleJailed for MP’s office explosion
A man has been jailed for 15 months following an explosion at Stamford and Bourne MP Nick Boles’ office.Paul Leversidge (24), of Marquess Court, Bourne, appeared in court in Lincoln on Friday charged...
View ArticleInquest into teacher’s death
An inquest into the death of Spalding Grammar School teacher John Pratt has been opened.The full inquest is scheduled for April 3.Mr Pratt (28), of Regent Street, Spalding, died from multiple injuries...
View ArticleDon’t let your gifts be easy target for thieves
Residents in South Holland may think they are keeping their gifts under wraps but police are warning Christmas can mean easy pickings for opportunist thieves.Lincolnshire Police has launched a...
View ArticleGreat escape for Sutton Bridge
Homes in Sutton Bridge were within inches of flooding as the Nene threatened to overtop its banks on Thursday night.River water poured through a drainage valve on West Bank, cascading down Lime Street,...
View ArticleCCTV image issued after cash stolen in Bourne
Police have issued this CCTV image of a man they are looking for in connection with the theft of cash from a shop in Bourne.It happened at a shop in North Street on Friday when it is thought staff were...
View ArticleVodka drinker gets 40 month drive ban
A drink-driver had his licence back for only two months before he was caught over the legal limit when behind the wheel.Antanas Januskevicius had been to a friend’s house to drown his sorrows – downing...
View ArticleSmooth operators raise £1,000
There were tears, laughter and cheers, but never any doubts from a Whaplode teenager and her mum that having their heads shaved for charity was worth feeling a bit chilly for.Sammie (15) and Diane...
View ArticleMan arrested in Deepings over approaching youngsters
Police have arrested a 29-year-old local man in connection with suspicious incidents involving young people being approached in the Deepings.Officers made the arrest this morning and the suspect is...
View ArticleFocus on Sutton Bridge
The tides have washed up their fair share of both good and bad fortune for the people of Sutton Bridge.The community experienced the horrors of the 1953 floods when water swept through 80 low lying...
View ArticleRaising a flag for Sutton Bridge Golf Club centenary
It was once nothing more than five miles of marshland between Walpole Cross Keys and Long Sutton, but since Sutton Bridge came into existence it has had an interesting history.It has had an isolation...
View ArticleAlbert lifelong Sutton Bridge resident
When Albert Cooper refers to himself as “a 1923 model” he means he was born in Sutton Bridge in 1923, but it’s also a reference to his lifelong occupation in the motor industry.Albert worked for George...
View ArticleSouth Holland NFU group secretary talks about importance of collective strength
At the recent South Holland branch AGM, Eddie Gent was re-elected chairman with Stafford Proctor the new vice-chairman. I often preach about the importance of the work of the NFU, but when one...
View ArticleTribute to ‘inspirational leader’
Talented young people from Spalding Grammar School were receiving their Duke of Edinburgh Awards just hours after the teacher who inspired them took his own life.John Pratt died when he was hit by a...
View ArticleLandlord made threats before double murder – court told
A landlord accused of a double murder – including a woman from Spalding – made threats to kill his tenant just hours earlier, a jury was told.Mehmet Ali Ozen is alleged to have told a friend of his...
View ArticleFuneral of Spalding teacher
A private funeral service and two memorial services are being held for Spalding Grammar School maths teacher John Pratt.Mr Pratt died when he was hit by a train on the afternoon of Thursday, November...
View ArticleNew Spalding nursery premises to be one of best in country
Multi-million pound horticultural business Neame Lea Nursery plans to make its new 15.59 acre site in Spalding one of the best in the country. The specialist bulb and bedding plants grower says the new...
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